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Hi please advise if we can pronounce Sanaya as Shanaya and will the meaning change? zarinabevi@yahoo.com

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Minka on Thursday 17th of April 2014 04:58:37 PM

Depends, because then it won’t have the same meaning as the name Sanaya, as “Shanaya” is a completely different name with completely different origins and meaning to Sanaya. Shanaya (or Shania, pronounced the same despite the spelling) is a Native American name which means “I’m on my way”. However, it’s acceptable to name a Muslim child this as the names meaning is not bad.

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Anonymous on Friday 22nd of May 2015 10:05:51 PM

Its a hindu name that means first rays of the sun – shanaya.

Anonymous on Tuesday 8th of September 2015 04:45:34 AM

shanaya please send full mining and tell me he is Muslim girl name

Anonymous on Tuesday 25th of July 2017 02:00:39 PM

I m mislim nd we r finally salect name shanaya for my doughter.
pls sugest this name for muslim or not ?

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